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 # Full docker example
 
 This docker compose configuration will run Vikunja with backend and frontend with a mariadb as database.
-It uses an nginx container to proxy backend and frontend into a single port.
+It uses an nginx container or traefik on the host to proxy backend and frontend into a single port.
+
+For all available configuration options, see [configuration]({{< ref "config.md">}}).
+
+## Example with traefik
+
+This example assumes [traefik](https://traefik.io) in version 1 installed and configured to [use docker as a configuration provider](https://docs.traefik.io/v1.7/configuration/backends/docker/).
+
+### Without redis
+
+{{< highlight yaml >}}
+version: '3'
+
+services:
+  api:
+    image: vikunja/api
+    environment:
+      VIKUNJA_DATABASE_HOST: db
+      VIKUNJA_DATABASE_PASSWORD: supersecret
+      VIKUNJA_DATABASE_TYPE: mysql
+      VIKUNJA_DATABASE_USER: vikunja
+      VIKUNJA_DATABASE_DATABASE: vikunja
+    networks:
+      - web
+      - default
+    depends_on:
+      - db
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    labels:
+      - "traefik.docker.network=web"
+      - "traefik.enable=true"
+      - "traefik.frontend.rule=Host:vikunja.example.com;PathPrefix:/api/v1"
+      - "traefik.port=3456"
+      - "traefik.protocol=http"
+  frontend:
+    image: vikunja/frontend
+    labels:
+      - "traefik.docker.network=web"
+      - "traefik.enable=true"
+      - "traefik.frontend.rule=Host:vikunja.example.com;PathPrefix:/"
+      - "traefik.port=80"
+      - "traefik.protocol=http"
+    networks:
+      - web
+      - default
+    restart: unless-stopped
+  db:
+    image: mariadb:10
+    environment:
+      MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: supersupersecret 
+      MYSQL_USER: vikunja
+      MYSQL_PASSWORD: supersecret
+      MYSQL_DATABASE: vikunja
+    volumes:
+      - ./db:/var/lib/mysql
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    command: --max-connections=1000
+
+networks:
+  web:
+    external: true
+{{< /highlight >}}
+
+### Without redis
+
+{{< highlight yaml >}}
+version: '3'
+
+services:
+  api:
+    image: vikunja/api
+    environment:
+      VIKUNJA_DATABASE_HOST: db
+      VIKUNJA_DATABASE_PASSWORD: supersecret
+      VIKUNJA_DATABASE_TYPE: mysql
+      VIKUNJA_DATABASE_USER: vikunja
+      VIKUNJA_DATABASE_DATABASE: vikunja
+      VIKUNJA_REDIS_ENABLED: 1
+      VIKUNJA_REDIS_HOST: 'redis:6379'
+      VIKUNJA_CACHE_ENABLED: 1
+      VIKUNJA_CACHE_TYPE: redis
+    networks:
+      - web
+      - default
+    depends_on:
+      - db
+      - redis
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    labels:
+      - "traefik.docker.network=web"
+      - "traefik.enable=true"
+      - "traefik.frontend.rule=Host:vikunja.example.com;PathPrefix:/api/v1"
+      - "traefik.port=3456"
+      - "traefik.protocol=http"
+  frontend:
+    image: vikunja/frontend
+    labels:
+      - "traefik.docker.network=web"
+      - "traefik.enable=true"
+      - "traefik.frontend.rule=Host:vikunja.example.com;PathPrefix:/"
+      - "traefik.port=80"
+      - "traefik.protocol=http"
+    networks:
+      - web
+      - default
+    restart: unless-stopped
+  db:
+    image: mariadb:10
+    environment:
+      MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: supersupersecret 
+      MYSQL_USER: vikunja
+      MYSQL_PASSWORD: supersecret
+      MYSQL_DATABASE: vikunja
+    volumes:
+      - ./db:/var/lib/mysql
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    command: --max-connections=1000
+  redis:
+    image: redis
+
+networks:
+  web:
+    external: true
+{{< /highlight >}}
+
+## Example with nginx as proxy
 
 You'll need to save this nginx configuration on your host under `nginx.conf` 
 (or elsewhere, but then you'd need to adjust the proxy mount at the bottom of the compose file):